Letter from Mary Louise McMurran, Melrose, Natchez, to Alie Austen McMurran, Riverside Plantation, Miss., regarding her keeping a list of calling cards left for Alie so she can return calls; the Democratic celebration at Monmouth (John Quitman's...

The oversized folder contains teacher's certificates, a list and oath of taxable property, an address, and a map belonging to the Johnson family, who were free people of color of Natchez, Mississippi. The three teacher's certificates (dated...

This is an artificial collection made up of various documents that provide evidence of the free status of individual persons in the city of New Orleans during the years 1832-1858. Among the items are certificates from public officials, copies of...